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Title: Psihosocialna pomoč poklicnim gasilcem Authors: ID Urbanc, Ajda (Author) ID Stepišnik Perdih, Tjaša (Mentor) More about this mentor... ID Šifrar, Edina (Comentor) Files: 16728$$Psihosocialna_pomoc_poklicnim_gasilcem_-_koncna_verzija_pdfA_(2).pdf (1,15 MB) MD5: 84A5A94E75A4BF056EBDCED51A793269   Language: Slovenian Work type: Master's thesis/paper Organization: FUDS - School of advanced social studies Abstract: Raziskava obravnava doživljanje poklicnega stresa pri poklicnih gasilcih, strategije soočenja, njihov odnos do psihosocialne pomoči ter oblike podpore, ki bi jim najbolj koristile. Na vzorcu desetih poklicnih gasilcev je bila izvedena kvalitativna raziskava s polstrukturiranimi intervjuji, kar je omogočilo razumevanje osebnih, organizacijskih in situacijskih dejavnikov, ki oblikujejo njihovo izkušnjo poklicnega stresa. Rezultati kažejo, da intervjuvanci poklic gasilca uvrščajo med stresen poklic predvsem zaradi alarmiranja, ki velja za glavni dejavnik doživljanja stresa. Alarm se izkaže kot močan akutni stresor s pomembnimi fiziološkimi posledicami. Obremenjujoči dejavniki so tudi vožnja na intervencijo ter zahtevne intervencije, kot so prometne in železniške nesreče, nesreče z vključenimi otroki, samomori in poškodbe sodelavcev. Pri soočenju s poklicnim stresom poklicni gasilci največji pomen pripisujejo pogovoru, zlasti s sodelavci ali ožjimi družinskimi člani, čeprav so do njih glede prenosa informacij bolj zaščitniški. Pri soočenju s stresom pomagajo tudi športne aktivnosti, omenjen je bil tudi pogovor s sodelavci ob alkoholu. Kljub poznavanju tehnik sproščanja jih večina v praksi ne uporablja, strokovne psihološke pomoči pa doslej ni koristil nihče. Znanje o duševnih boleznih in poklicnem stresu se izkazuje kot pomanjkljivo, čeprav je med poklicnimi gasilci PTSM zelo razširjena. Intervjuvanci ocenjujejo, da bi bili najučinkovitejši načini podpore razbremenilni pogovori, ki bi se izvajali po potrebi oziroma po posebej zahtevnih intervencijah. Enotne opredelitve oblike podpore zaradi raznolikih stališč in želja ni mogoče podati. Prav ta raznolikost nakazuje smiselnost ponujanja psihosocialne pomoči v več različnih oblikah, s čimer bi bilo mogoče širše vključevanje poklicnih gasilcev ter upoštevati njihove različne potrebe, preference in stopnjo pripravljenosti za sodelovanje. Kot koristne ocenjujejo tudi seminarje o duševnem zdravju, boljše organizacijske pogoje, prostorsko prenovo ter krepitev medsebojnih odnosov znotraj ekipe. Keywords: poklicni gasilci, psihosocialna pomoč, poklicni stres, delo poklicnega gasilca, duševne motnje Year of publishing: 2026 PID: 20.500.12556/ReVIS-13676  Publication date in ReVIS: 15.04.2026 Views: 37 Downloads: 0 Metadata:    Cite this work Plain text BibTeX EndNote XML EndNote/Refer RIS ABNT ACM Ref AMA APA Chicago 17th Author-Date Harvard IEEE ISO 690 MLA Vancouver : Copy citation

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Title:	Psychosocial Support for Professional Firefighters
Abstract:	The study examines the experience of occupational stress among professional firefighters, their coping strategies, their attitudes toward psychosocial support, and the forms of support they perceive as most beneficial. A qualitative study was conducted on a sample of ten professional firefighters using semi-structured interviews, which enabled an in-depth understanding of the personal, organizational, and situational factors shaping their experience of occupational stress. The results indicate that the participants perceive firefighting as a highly stressful profession, primarily due to alarm activation, which they identify as the main factor contributing to stress. The alarm emerges as a powerful acute stressor with significant physiological effects. Additional stressors include driving to emergency scenes and particularly demanding interventions, such as road and railway accidents, incidents involving children, suicides, and injuries to colleagues. In coping with occupational stress, firefighters attribute the greatest importance to conversation, especially with colleagues or close family members, although they tend to be protective regarding the amount of information they share. Physical activity also plays an important role in stress management, and some participants mentioned conversations with colleagues accompanied by alcohol. Despite being familiar with relaxation techniques, most do not apply them in practice, and none of the participants had sought professional psychological support to date. Knowledge about mental health disorders and occupational stress appears to be limited, even though post-traumatic stress disorder is widespread among professional firefighters. The participants assess that the most effective forms of support would be decompression or defusing conversations conducted as needed or following particularly demanding interventions. Due to the diversity of attitudes and preferences, it is not possible to define a single optimal form of support. This diversity highlights the importance of offering psychosocial support in multiple forms, which would allow for broader inclusion of professional firefighters and better consideration of their diverse needs, preferences, and levels of readiness to engage. Participants also consider mental health seminars, improved organizational conditions, renovation of facilities, and the strengthening of interpersonal relationships within the team to be beneficial.
Keywords:	professional firefighters, psychosocial support, occupational stress, professional firefighter work, mental disorders

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